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SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. - A Florida man is accused of killing his mom by stabbing and shooting her. The man reportedly told police that God told him to do it, investigators said.
Derek Vaughn, 51, was arrested Monday at a residence on County Road 116 in Wildwood.
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Police were responding to the residence after a 911 came from a person later identified as Jerry Lea Vaughn, Derek Vaughn's mother.
In the call, Jerry Lea Vaughn told dispatchers, "Help me, help me, my son just stabbed me, he is coming to kill me," according to an arrest report.
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When police arrived at the scene, they found Derek Vaughn waiting at the front of the residence with his wife and kids.
Police detained Derek Vaughn and placed him in a patrol car. While in the patrol car, he talked about killing his mother and told police that when she didn't die after he stabbed her, God told him to get his father's gun and shoot her in the head, according to the arrest report.
Jerry Vaughn was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Derek Vaughn was arrested and taken to the Sumter County Detention Center.
Sumter County Sheriff's Office is now handling the investigation.
The Source: This story was written with information released by the Wildwood Police Department.